A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 169 



LAND BIRDS. 



lAst of Identified Species. 



Class AvEs: Birds. 



Sub-class Carinat^ : Carinate Birds. 

 Order Passeres: Perchers. 

 Sub-order Oscines : Singing Perchers. 



Family Turdid^ : The Thrushes. 



1. *Tdrdds mdstelinus, Gmelin, — Wood Thrush. A common sum- 

 mer resident. April 20tli to October 1st. 



2. TuRDUS FDSCESCENS, Stephens. — Wilson'' 3 Thrush. — A rare mi- 

 grant in April. 



3. TuRDUS ALiciiE, Bd. — Alice's or Gray -cheeked Thrush. — Sprino- 

 and fall migrant. Rather common early in October, feeding on the 

 berries of the sour-gum. 



4. TuRDUs swAiNSONi. Cabanis. — Swainson'' s Thrush. — Common mi- 

 grant in April and September. 



5. *TuRDUS PALLASijCabanis. — Hermit Thrush. — A common migrant 

 about April 10th, and October 15th. Nest and eggs taken May lOtli, 

 1877 (Dury).' 



6. *TcRDUs MiGRATORius, LlunjEus. — Bobin. — Represented from 

 February till December. Remains during the summer in limited num- 

 bers however, compared with the large flocks which pass north in Feb- 

 ruaiy and March, and return in October and November. 



7. *Harporhynchus rufus, Cabanis. — Brown Thrasher. — A com- 

 mon, but not abundant summer resident. April 10th to Sept. 20th. 



8. *MiMus POLYGLOTTus, Boie. — Mocking Bird. — A rare summei- 

 resident. One specimen taken in winter, — January 1st, 1877. 



9. *Galeoscoptes carolinensis, Cabanis. — Catbird. — Common 

 summer resident. April 20th to October 1st. 



Family Saxicolid^e: Bluebirds; Stonechats. 



10. *SiALiA sialis, Baird. — Eastern Bluebird. — A common resi- 

 dent. Less numerous in winter. 



1 Seethe writer's " Observations on Cincinnati Birds"— this .fouKNAi,, Vol.1, No. 3, 

 p. Ill, Oct. 1878. 



